Privacy Policy

Regional Growth Partnership (also referred to as “RGP”, “us”, “we” or “our”) is committed to safeguarding the privacy of those who use our website. RGP seeks to ensure its high standards for data privacy extend to everyone who uses our website from any place in the world, and that this policy is simple and clear to understand.

RGP will not sell, rent, share or otherwise disclose your personal data to anyone, except as necessary to provide our services or as otherwise described in this Policy, without first providing you with notice and the opportunity to consent.

Who Does This Policy Include?

Individuals (also referred to as “users”, “your” or “you”) who visit our website.

Who Does This Policy Exclude?

RGP website links to third-party websites that are not the subject of this Privacy Policy. We recommend you read the Privacy Policy of any third-party websites that you visit.

RGP website is not intended for individuals under the age of 18. As such, we will not knowingly collect personal data from any person under the age of 18.

Types of Data RGP Collects, Stores and Uses

Name

Job title

Company name

Company address

Company phone and fax numbers

Mobile telephone number

Email address

Internet protocol (IP) address

How This Information Is Used

To build marketing profiles

To audit usage of the website

To track whether users open emails from RGP

To receive periodic mission-related communications from RGP

Cookies
On the RGP website, you now have to opt-in to cookies. Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user’s experience more efficient. Applicable law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of our site. For all other types of cookies, we need your permission.

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our page. RGP uses cookies to personalize content and advertisements, to provide social media features and to analyze traffic to our website. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing vendors who may combine it with other information that you have provided to them or that they have collected from your use of their services. RGP uses the following cookies:

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites and for remarketing efforts. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.

Your Rights
We will collect and process your personal data only when we have 1) your consent to do so; 2) an agreement in place with you or your company; 3) a legal obligation to do so; 4) another legitimate business interest or 5) to protect your vital interest or that of another person.

Please note your consent is for RGP and its sales and marketing vendors.

Where we rely on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time. Where RGP relies on a legitimate interest to process your personal data, such as an agreement with RGP, you have the right to object. Your rights also include the right to access, correct, update, export or delete your personal data. You may email gdpr@rgp.org with any request, and we will respond within 30 days. Subject to any exemptions provided by law, if you exercise your right to be forgotten, your personal data will be deleted from RGP’s systems, and you will receive written confirmation of the deletion.

Log Data
A RGP vendor collects information that your browser sends whenever you visit our website (“Log Data”). This Log Data may include your computer’s IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other statistics.

Security
RGP has commercially-appropriate measures in place to ensure user information is protected against unauthorized access or use, alteration, unlawful or accidental loss or destruction. We also have systems in place to authenticate, monitor, audit and encrypt your information. Nevertheless, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee that information in our care will be absolutely safe from intrusion by others. It is important that you protect against unauthorized access to your account information and your computer.

Transfer of Data
Using the Internet to collect and process information about you may involve the transmission of data internationally. Therefore, by browsing RGP’s site, you acknowledge and agree to the processing of your information in this way. By agreeing to RGP’s transfer of your information to third parties, you are deemed to have consented to any transfer of your information to a third party that RGP works with outside the European Union.

Revisions
By visiting the site, you are legally bound by the terms of this policy. RGP​reserves the right to revise, update or change the terms of this Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice to you. All modifications or changes shall be effective upon posting the updated policy on the RGP website. You should visit this page regularly to review the current terms. Your continued use of the site will be deemed as irrevocable acceptance of any revisions to this policy.

Contact Us
If you have any questions about RGP’s GDPR compliance or data privacy or would like to submit a request related to your data, please email gdpr@rgp.org.